> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docsv4.mile.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Link

> Capture a web address, checked for a valid format.

**Link** captures a web address and checks that it is valid, for example that it starts with `https://`.

<Note>
  In the previous version this type was called **URL**.
</Note>

**Use cases**

* **Reference link** to a product page or ticket.
* **Document link** to a shared file.
* **Tracking link** from a courier.

## Properties

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/mileappv4/Zv-R0yz4NrNyQHzp/images/v4/workflow/components/input-url.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Zv-R0yz4NrNyQHzp&q=85&s=625c270751141eaf15306eab7e179e7b" alt="Link properties" width="600" data-path="images/v4/workflow/components/input-url.png" />
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1. **Default Value**: a link filled in for every new task.
2. **Visible**: when off, the field is hidden on the web and the field app; its value is still kept and exported.
3. **Required**: the task cannot be saved or finished until a link is entered.
4. **Show As**: show the link in the task list as the task's **Title**, **Content** or **Label**.

## Showing the link on a later page

A [View](/pages/workflow/task-type/components/view) of type **Link** on a field app page can preview what the link points to: choose **Image**, **Video** or **PDF** in **Type of Preview**. For a video, **Skipable** decides whether the field worker must watch it to the end.

## On the field app

The field shows a text box with `https://` as the placeholder. An entry that is not a valid link cannot be submitted. A link can be tapped to open it in the browser.


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